Vincent, Muggle-born, did not fit Salazar Slytherin's extreme emphasis on bloodline, so why was he able to easily open the latter's relics?
It's actually quite simple to find out if you guessed correctly: just have someone else try opening it.
Vincent closed the locket and handed it to Sirius Black.
Would you like to try it?
"No." Sirius Black shook his head repeatedly. "This thing contains fragments of the Dark Lord's soul. I don't want to be controlled by it again."
Harry shook his little head like a rattle-drum.
"Professor?"
Dumbledore took the locket and examined it closely with great interest, seemingly unconcerned about the negative effects of the Horcrux.
Like Vincent, he tried to gently push the gap on the frame with his thumb, but the gap didn't budge.
Then he tried to pry it open with both hands, but that also ended in failure.
"It seems I am not qualified." Dumbledore returned the locket to Vincent.
Extremely powerful magical items usually have some strict restrictions on their use.
Like the Sword of Gryffindor, even if someone who is not qualified turns the Sorting Hat upside down, they will only be cut by its sharp blade.
"Qualifications..." Vincent murmured to himself, staring at the locket.
If there's anything in common between him and Salazar Slytherin, it's that they are the only two wizards in thousands of years to have successfully created the Serpent Staff.
The moment Vincent took the Serpent Staff from the Flamel Ring, the locket once again emitted that unique magic.
And it was much stronger than before, as if it had been activated by something.
"Ah—" A shrill scream came from inside the locket.
Vincent opened the locket, and a large cloud of green mist poured out.
They screamed and tried to escape, but even though the wisp of green mist connected to the locket was so thin that it was barely visible, they could not completely break free.
Although the four people present did not know what had happened, they all clearly understood that this was a good opportunity—a good opportunity to completely destroy Voldemort's soul fragments without destroying the locket.
It was screaming, it was running away, which showed that the increasingly strong and unique magic could harm it.
Vincent thought for a moment, then raised his Serpent Staff and began to build up his emotions.
However, before he could even utter the incantation, his magical power was inexplicably activated, transforming into two balls of golden demonic fire that suddenly emerged from the two snake heads at the tip of his staff.
The appearance of flames caused the green mist to emit even more shrill screams.
"Ugh—" The lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead began to burn.
The two soul fragments seemed to sense an even greater danger; the two golden demonic flames possessed the power to kill them.
"Incredible..." Dumbledore rarely showed such a look of shock.
For someone as knowledgeable as him to be so shocked, there must be some mysterious connection between the Serpent Staff and the locket.
However, the most important thing now is to destroy the soul fragments. After a brief moment of surprise, Vincent moved the demonic fire on his Serpent Staff toward the green mist that was screaming but unable to escape.
The moment they were set ablaze, a piercing scream, as if from hell, assaulted the eardrums of the four.
Harry clutched the scar on his forehead in pain, and the cry seemed to awaken another fragment of his soul.
But soon, Green Mist's painful cries abruptly stopped.
They became weak and transparent under the scorching heat of the demonic fire.
When the last wisp of mist connecting them to the locket was completely burned away, that unique magic surged toward the Serpent Staff as if it had been freed from its shackles.
The two golden flames instantly expanded, igniting the walls and ceiling in front of the cabinet.
Vincent hurriedly broke the spell, but the demonic fire, which could burn everything, was about to burn through the walls and even burned off a small piece of the ceiling.
He looked at Sirius Black with a face full of apology, "I'm sorry, I'll try to restore it for you."
Still in shock, Sirius Black shook his head. "If it's burned, it's burned. It's no big deal."
After the demonic fire disappeared, the scar on Harry's forehead returned to normal.
He and the other two curiously gathered around Vincent.
The Serpent Staff seemed to be enhanced by the unique magic of the locket, even though its appearance remained unchanged.
Dumbledore bent down to examine the locket closely.
"If I'm not mistaken, Salazar Slytherin created the locket to enhance the already formidable Serpent Staff."
Vincent held the Serpent Staff up to his eyes. "Professor, when I cast the Fiendfyre just now, I didn't use the technique of the Nonverbal spells. I just had the thought, and the fiendfire appeared on its own."
"Is that so?" Dumbledore hesitated for a moment. "Salazar Slytherin was the most powerful dark wizard in Europe at the time, but he was not evil. I think it might be because of these two things."
Regardless of the type of Dark Magic, the caster needs to have the subjective intention to harm others and accept the negative impact it will have on them.
It could be that one's personality has become distorted, one's body has suffered a backlash, or even one's soul has become evil and depraved.
These effects are the price that must be paid to cast dark Magic Institute, and the connection between the Serpent Staff and the locket is like omitting the process, directly appearing and amplifying the Dark Magic the caster wants to cast.
Vincent raised his Serpent Staff, and two bolts of white lightning immediately appeared on the two snake heads at the tip of the staff.
After the white lightning disappeared, golden demonic fire appeared, followed by a dark purple poisonous mist and bone-chilling cold.
The recurring Dark Magic caused the scar on Harry's forehead to start burning again.
Vincent broke the spell and stared blankly at the locket in his other hand.
That's right. It not only omits the process of bearing the consequences, but also omits the emotions and subjective consciousness required for Magic Institute.
In other words, as long as the caster has enough magic power, he can cast Dark Magic at will, as easily as casting ordinary spells.
With the advantages brought by his Serpent Staff and locket, Vincent is now capable of going toe-to-toe with the top wizards in the Wizarding World.
Dumbledore, who was being stared at intently, felt somewhat bewildered.
The game begins with a barrage of Dark Magic; how will the most powerful wizard, wielding the Elder Wand, cope?
Vincent, having finished his brainstorming session, once again raised his Serpent Staff and aimed it at the wall that had just been nearly Fiendfyre.
"Reparo— "
The damage caused by Magic Institute is difficult to repair, and ordinary spells will not have any effect.
However, with the combined amplification of the Serpent Staff and the locket, an ordinary Repairing Charm was able to restore the damage caused by Magic Institute.
Vincent stared at the slowly recovering wall, then suddenly turned to look at Dumbledore.
To be precise, they were looking at the Elder Wand in his hand.
"Professor, shall we have another match?"
Dumbledore smiled without saying a word, and waited until the wall was almost repaired before gently raising the Elder Wand in his hand and pointing it at the ceiling where a small part had been burned away.